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Cumulative life course impairment of alopecia areata

Laura J Burns, Natasha Mesinkovska, Dory Kranz, Abby Ellison, Maryanne M Senna

Alopecia areata (AA), an unpredictable, nonscarring hair loss, is commonly perceived as a cosmetic, rather than medical, concern. However, substantial evidence exists describing the negative impact ...

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A community based study to estimate prevalence and determine correlates of premature graying of hair among young adults in Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India

Bhola Nath, Valendu Gupta, Ranjeeta Kumari

Background: There are several ways by which aging is identified, of which graying of hair is perhaps the most common way. Nowadays, graying of hairs, which was expected to occur after 40s, ca...

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Evaluation of impact of tinea capitis on quality of life in pediatric patients using children's dermatology life quality index and its correlation with disease duration

Alpana Mohta, Arti Singh, Asha Nyati, Aditi Agrawal, Deepmala Nahar, Mohan Lal, Devanshi Gupta, Suresh Kumar Jain

Introduction: The superficial fungal infection of the scalp caused by dermatophytes is called tinea capitis. It has a predilection for the pediatric age group. In developing countries like In...

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Scientific Abstracts

15th Annual Meeting of the European Hair Research Society on July 6-9, 2011,
Jerusalem, Israel

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